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The decision was appropriate following a bereavement for the Catalan club earlier that day, but it means there is now some difficulty in finding a suitable time slot for the fixture.
With Hansi Flick’s side challenging for the domestic title, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League, rearranging the Osasuna game for an appropriate date — keeping in mind the looming March international window — is far from straightforward.
The Sporting News looks at when the game might take place over the coming weeks.
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At present, no new date and time for the postponed game has been chosen, and finding a slot is proving difficult.
As long as Barca remain in the hunt for the Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League, it is difficult to find any room on the calendar, especially with the second half of March dominated by the next international break.
Diario AS speculated that the Osasuna game would have to be staged on Wednesday, May 21 should Barca progress in the Champions League and reach the final of the Copa del Rey. If they are eliminated from the latter at the semifinal stage, it is possible that the Osasuna game could take place on Saturday, April 26 — the same date as the Copa final.
May 21 would be just four days before the final round of games in La Liga, all of which take place in the same time slot. Barca face Athletic Club away from home on that last day.
This page will be updated once the Osasuna fixture has a new confirmed date and time.
The game was called off approximately 20 minutes before the scheduled kickoff time after the death of club doctor Carles Minarro Garcia.
Barca president Joan Laporta said the medic had passed away at the team hotel on the day of the game.
“There was an overwhelming sense of sadness because he was loved by all of us,” Laporta said. “He travelled to …
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